WHAT? You have recently considered suicide? That is big, horrifying news to everyone here. Jeff, next time you are thinking these thoughts, tell the community about it, OK? Wouldn't you agree that if Aaron had done so he'd probably be alive today - that the outpouring of concern for him probably would have been enough to get him through the crisis? It's true for you too. You are cared about and people rely on you. Stick with us please.

When Joel Spolsky, my business partner on Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange, asked me what I wanted to do after I left Stack Exchange, I distinctly remember mentioning Aaron Swartz. That's what Aaron was to us hackers: an exemplar of the noble, selfless behavior and positive action that all hac...